PEI’s Kim Dolan rink lost a close game against four-time Canadian champion Jennifer Jones and her Manitoba team at the Scotties in Red Deer this morning, by a 9-8 score. Larry Wood of the CCA picks up the story:

There was abundant granite in play across the sheets with Manitoba and the Islanders swapping aggressive moves.

“Both teams played aggressive and that will happen, there’ll be a lot of points on the board,” said Jones. “It’s always fun to play P.E.I. because they play that way and you know you’re always going to have lots of rocks in play which is great.”

The teams swapped deuces, then three-enders before the Buffalo Gang stole singles in the fifth and sixth ends to grab control.

Click for a complete Draw Three recap from the CCA website.

Kim Dolan. CCA photo by Andrew Klaver

PEI takes on Quebec, skipped by Marie-France Larouche, at 9:30 this evening, on Sandra Schmirler Day, with over $200,000 raised so far. BC takes on Ontario in tonight’s feature game on TSN.